Each institution is associated with other institutions by various characteristics: geography, athletic conference, religious affiliation, programming, mission, etc.

A list of groups appears below; select a tab to view each group membership and information.

IPEDS Groups

These three groups, common across institutions, are directly informed by IPEDS data:

• AUTO: Created by IPEDS in 2023-24 based on an internal “automatic” grouping process involving Level, Control, Carnegie classification, and other variables.
• CUSTOM: The group of comparison institutions submitted to IPEDS by MSMU in 2023-24.
• REVERSE: The group of institutions that included MSMU in their 2023-24 IPEDS custom group.

Affiliation Groups

The following additional groups were determined by known affiliations of MSMU:

• AICCU: Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU)
• MSMU-SELECT: Select group of institutions for MSMU faculty compensation benchmarking. Private, not-for-profit institutions located in California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado with Expenses ranging from 25M-250M, Endowment below 500M, Total FTE from 1000-7500, and one of the following Carnegie classifications: ‘Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions’, ‘Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools’, ‘Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant’, ‘Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate’s’, ‘Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields’, ‘Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus’, ‘Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs’, ‘Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs’, ‘Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs’, ‘Doctoral/Professional Universities’.